Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Allameh Tabataba'i University

2 NOET

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to review and analyze "social" issues in articles published in scientific journals in the field of curriculum. Synthesis research method was used to analyze the articles and the criterion for selecting articles was to examine the inclusion of the two concepts of "social" and "curriculum" in the title, based on which 29 articles were studied. Findings showed that the use of social issues and its combination with other concepts (mainly as prefixes) in articles with great variety and in some cases without considering their meaning in the context has been done. Also, in most articles, the concept of "social" has been used in combination with other concepts without paying close attention to its meaning and dimensions. Another very important point is the expertise of the authors of the articles, which is mainly in the field of educational sciences and curriculum. Another noteworthy issue is the use of hybrid concepts with the concept of "social" on a wide and sometimes unrelated scale.

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